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Open AccessAssociation between statin therapy and mortality in patients on dialysis after atherosclerotic cardiovascular diseases
Statin therapy is essential for secondary prevention in patients with atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD). However, the effects of statin therapy in patients receiving chronic dialysis remain uncert...
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Collinsella urealyticum sp. nov., a urease-positive bacterial strain isolated from swine faeces
A novel actinobacterial strain, designated AGMB00827T, was isolated from swine faeces. Strain AGMB00827T was obligately anaerobic, Gram-stain-positive, non-motile, non-spore-forming and rod-shaped bacterium. Comp...
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Parabacteroides faecalis sp. nov. Isolated from Swine Faeces
A Gram-negative, obligate anaerobic, non-motile, non-spore-forming, rod-shaped bacterial strain designated AGMB00274T was isolated from swine faeces. An 16S rRNA gene analysis indicated that strain AGMB00274T bel...
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Open AccessWhole genome sequence association analysis of fasting glucose and fasting insulin levels in diverse cohorts from the NHLBI TOPMed program
The genetic determinants of fasting glucose (FG) and fasting insulin (FI) have been studied mostly through genome arrays, resulting in over 100 associated variants. We extended this work with high-coverage who...
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Hanamia caeni gen. nov., sp. nov., a Member of the Family Chitinophagaceae Isolated from Activated Sludge in Korea
A novel Gram-stain-negative, aerobic, yellowish-pigmented, non-motile, rod-shaped bacterial strain, designated strain BO-59T, was isolated from the activated sludge of a wastewater treatment plant in Hanam City, ...
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Analyzing Genetic Differences Between Sporadic Primary and Secondary/Tertiary Hyperparathyroidism by Targeted Next-Generation Panel Sequencing
Secondary hyperparathyroidism (SHPT) is characterized by excessive serum parathyroid hormone levels in response to decreasing kidney function, and tertiary hyperparathyroidism (THPT) is often the result of a l...
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Open AccessChromosome Xq23 is associated with lower atherogenic lipid concentrations and favorable cardiometabolic indices
Autosomal genetic analyses of blood lipids have yielded key insights for coronary heart disease (CHD). However, X chromosome genetic variation is understudied for blood lipids in large sample sizes. We now ana...
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An advanced RFID-based system to localize gastric and colon cancers during laparoscopic surgery
We aimed to improve the tumor localization system using radiofrequency identification (RFID) technology used during laparoscopic surgery for gastric and colorectal cancer. To this end, we developed a detection...
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Open AccessEfficacy and safety of haloperidol versus atypical antipsychotic medications in the treatment of delirium
Most previous studies on the efficacy of antipsychotic medication for the treatment of delirium have reported that there is no significant difference between typical and atypical antipsychotic medications. It ...
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Open AccessIncidence and mortality of hip fracture among the elderly population in South Korea: a population-based study using the National Health Insurance claims data
The lack of epidemiologic information on osteoporotic hip fractures hampers the development of preventive or curative measures against osteoporosis in South Korea. We conducted a population-based study to esti...
